Bill Howe Ottawa artist dies at 81
Bill Howe 81 renowned butterfly expert and Ottawa High School graduate died Tuesday at Ransom Memorial Hospital. The 2009 Wall of Honor inductee traveled to Mexico 83 times collecting thousands of butterfly and moth specimens for his illustrations and paintings. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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William
Bill) Howe
Ottawa High School
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Howe
Mexico
Ottawa
Bill Howe
Kansas
County to consider renovations for health department tonight
Franklin County commissioners will vote on a remodel plan to spending about 21000 for the Health Department office at 1418 S Main St Suite 1. The project aims to improve services for WIC clients by adding storage updating restrooms and meeting ADA standards. It follows rising WIC caseloads and would streamline client flow within the lobby and service areas.
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Midge Ransom
Franklin County Health Department
WIC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Franklin County Capital Improvement Fund
Vickie Moss
Health Department
S. Main St
Ransom
USDA
Becky Hastings
Hastings
Kansas students top national ACT average again
Kansas students posted a 21.9 composite ACT score, down from 22 in 2008, but the state again exceeded the national average of 21.1. Reading led with 22.4 while science reached 21.8, and only 26 percent met all four readiness benchmarks. Education Commissioner Alexa Posny cites rigor in coursework and notes funding concerns for a mandatory testing proposal valued at about 1.7 million dollars annually.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Alexa Posny
Posny
Colorado
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
Wyoming
Ottawa boy climbs monument at Sacred Heart School
Jason Shopov age 8 of Ottawa rests on the Ten Commandments monument at Sacred Heart Catholic School 408 S Cedar St Ottawa. He and two friends took turns climbing the statue during Tuesday afternoon activities.
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Jason Shopov
Ottawa
Sacred Heart Catholic School
S. Cedar St
Shopov
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